- Bellis
Taxobox
name = "Bellis"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = Daisy ("Bellis perennis")
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Astereae
genus = "Bellis"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See textBellis is a genus of 15 species of
flowering plant s in the familyAsteraceae , native toEurope and theMediterranean region and northern Africa. One species has been introduced into North America and others into other parts of the world.Citation | last =FNAA | year =2006 | title =Flora of North America: north of Mexico, Volume 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae (in part): Asteraceae, part 2. | editor-last =Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+ | place=New York & Oxford | publisher =Oxford University Press | isbn=978-0-19-530564-7 | pages =22-23]Description
"Bellis" species are mostly perennials, and grow from 5 to 20 cm tall. They have simple erect stems, and most species have basal leaves. They have radiate flower heads that are produced one per stem.
;Selected species
*"Bellis annua " (Annual Daisy)
*"Bellis azorica " (Azores Daisy)
*"Bellis bernardii " (Corsican Daisy)
*"Bellis caerulescens "
*"Bellis Habanera " (Quilled English Daisy)
*"Bellis hybrida "
*"Bellis hyrcanica "
*"Bellis longifolia "
*"Bellis microcephala "
*"Bellis perennis " (Daisy, Common Daisy, English daisy, or Lawn Daisy)
*"Bellis rotundifolia " (Spanish Daisy)
*"Bellis sylvestris " (Southern Daisy)References
* [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Bellis&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: "Bellis"]
Bellis (English Daisy) is one of the flowers mentioned by
Ophelia in Shakespeare's playHamlet . It is in this context connected with innocence.
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